Devlin Drive gets gear boosted hours before local gig

Few are the bands that don't have some sort of unpleasant "Welcome to Nashville" moment.

The guys in Bayonne, N.J.-based bombastic pop punk outfit Devlin Drive had theirs Sunday night, as someone broke into their trailer outside the airport area hotel at which they were staying and made off with several grand's worth of instruments and gear.

The biggest immediate problem for the band was trying to find some replacement instruments for a Monday afternoon industry showcase at Rocketown, then hoping the usual police-led pawn shop search might turn up some of the gear.

(Guys, we're sorry to say this kind of thing happens all the time 'round here. Hope you won't let that color your impression of our fair city.)

Nashvillians who've been through this same thing (and we are myriad), check out their MySpace page at myspace.com/devlindrive for a description/photos of the gear that got boosted and keep your eyes peeled. (Oh, yeah…you can listen to some music there, too -- we recommend "Dating Is A Contact Sport.")